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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of TB cases in districts of southwestern Ethiopia, January to December 2015

From: Pre- and post-diagnosis costs of tuberculosis to patients on Directly Observed Treatment Short course in districts of southwestern Ethiopia: a longitudinal study

Variable

Baseline (n = 735)

n(%)

End line (n = 627)

n(%)

P value

Gender

Female

288(39.2)

244(38.9)

0.9

Age(years)

18–34

503(68.4)

431(68.7)

0.9

35–65

216 (29.4)

183(29.1)

0.8

> 65

16(2.2)

13(2.1)

0.89

Marital status

Never married

275(37.4)

235(37.5)

0.97

Currently married

404(55)

342(54.5)

0.85

Widowed/divorced

56(7.6)

50(8)

0.78

Educational status

No formal education

212(28.8)

176(28.1)

0.77

Completed elementary

389(53)

340(54.2)

0.66

Secondary and above

134(18.2)

111(17.7)

0.8

Occupation

Employed

172(23.4)

147(23.4)

1.00

Farming

216(29.4)

188(30.0)

0.81

Unskilled worka

51(6.9)

43(6.9)

1.00

Dependentsb

296(40.3)

249(39.7)

0.82

Residence

Urban

369(50.2)

313(49.9)

0.94

Rural

367(49.9)

314(50.1)

0.74

Household main income earner

Self

370(50.3)

310(49.4)

0.74

Otherc

365(49.7)

317(50.6)

0.8

Household income

≤ US$466.93

288(50.6)

242(50.3)

0.9

 

> US$466.93

281(49.4)

239(49.7)

0.9

  1. aHousemaid, daily laborer
  2. bStudents, housewife
  3. cFather/mother/husband/wife/brother/sister/employer